For Tangipahoa Business Women

Tangipahoa Professional Women’s Organization

TPW is an organization which has a primary focus to support women in business. The mission of this local organization is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. TPW understands the constant challenges you face professionally and personally every day. TPW will give you access to resources, skills, and networks necessary to help you tackle these challenges and achieve the goals that you have set for yourself and your business endeavor. We encourage you to attend our TPW meetings. Our group meets the fourth Wednesday of every month alternating between Hammond and Ponchatoula locations. Networking among members and guests begins at 11:30 with the meeting program and guest speaker presentation beginning at 12:00. It is recommended that you bring plenty of business cards to distribute.

February Meeting

Member Spotlight

Tanya Nel is an insurance agent at Gendusa Insurance Agency. She oversees homeowner’s insurance retention and writes new business for all person lines. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Upon graduation, she volunteered as a Catholic missionary for 3 years working with youth across the country through a non-profit organization called National Evangelization Teams. After years of traveling, she came home to Louisiana and began her career in the insurance industry where she is now one of the agency’s top producers. In 2016, she was awarded the Outstanding Customer Service Representative for the entire state of Louisiana. She is happily married and has a beautiful little girl that keeps her busy when she is not in the office. She enjoys traveling and scrapbooking in her free time as well.